Portable pence



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM M. VALLACE, OF CAMERON, ILLINOIS..

PORTABLE FENCE.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 29,024, dated July 3, 1860.

T 0 all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, VILLIAM M. IVALLACE, of Cameron, in the county ofVarren, in the State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and usefulImprovement in Portable Fences; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of thisspecification, in which- Figure l represents a plan or top view of asection of my improved fence where a corner is turned. Fig. 9.represents a similar view looking in the direction of arrow l, Fig. l,and Fig. 3 represents a section on line A B, Fig. l.

A, represents the corner posts, which are constructed with two series ofmortises, one series of which are made entirely through the post, whilethe other series which are at right angles to the other, are only partway through the post-see Fig. 3.

B, represents the middle posts, which are constructed with a singleseries of mortises which pass entirely through the posts.

C, represents the splice parts, having a single series of mortises, but.of double the width of the mortises in the middle posts B.

All of the posts have base blocks or supports Gr, to which they aresecurely fastened.

D, represents the rail used in the construction of the fence after thecorners have been turned, while E, F represent the rails used at thecorners, the former being made with a mortise near one end, and thelatter with tenons-see Fig. 3.

The operation of putting up the fence is as follows: The corner post A,is set, then the mort-ised ends of rails E, are passed into the mortiseswhich pass entirely through the posts A, after which the middle orcenter supporting post B, is slipped over the ends of the rails, thesplice post G, is then passed over the ends of the rails F, and then theends of rails D, are passed in by the side of the ends of rails E, whena middle post B, is passed over the ends of rails D, shown in blacklines in Figs. 1 and Q-just over the ends of rails D, and fully inplace, in red lines, Fig. 2. To form another length the same mode ispursued-using first a splice post G, and then a middle post B. The otherbranch of the fence is formed in the same way, with the exception, thatthe first set of rails F, have tenons on one end, and are passed intothe corner posts A, so as to pass into the mortises in the ends of railsE,-see Fig. 3.

This fence is portable, simple, strong, and not liable to get out oforder. Its construction is also such that it can be taken down at anypoint for the passage of horses and cat* tle, and for carts andcarriages. For instance, if it be desired to remove the rails 'E, thenthe rails F, are slipped forward, as

shown in red lines Fig. 3,-so as to free the ends of rails E, when therails E can be drawn out, as shown at F, Fig. l, and if it be desired toremove the splice post C, then rails D, can be slipped in the direction,as shown at D, Fig. l, when the splice post C, can be removed.

It will thus be seen that the fence can be taken down atany point withgreat ease and then replaced without injury. The stand or base, piecesG, can be staked down to the ground if desired.

The value of a portable fence depends much upon its simplicity ofconstruction, and the ease with which it can be taken down and put upagain, and my invention has these ends in view.

Having described my improved portable fence, what I claim as new anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

A portable fence in which the posts A, B, and C, are combined with therails D, E, F., as described and shown and for the purposes set forth.

In wit-ness whereof I have hereunto signed my name.

WVM. M. WALLACE.

Witnesses:

JOHN CLAYTON, THOMAS J. WALLACE.

